600 Colvin Woods Parkway – Next Steps

We are thrilled to share that the first phase of our campaign focusing on the Customs and Border Patrol station at 600 Colvin Woods has come to a successful close.

We set out with some very basic goals in mind, all with Q1 of 2026 in mind –

• Resist mass deportations in Tonawanda and WNY
• Get local elected leadership in WNY to take a more active role in deportation resistance
• Highlight how zoning and land use decisions play a role, and can be used as a tool of resistance
• Raise public awareness of secondary facilities used in mass deportation operations, and help put pressure on ICE and CBP in WNY
• Support immigrant rights organizations, build our base, and meet the moment

In the space of just three months, we have –

1. Launched a very successful series of vigils at the corner of Colvin and Colvin Woods Parkway to raise public awareness of the facility at 600 CWP
2. Pushed the Town of Tonawanda to issue a statement clarifying policies around how TTPD interacts with ICE and CBP
3. Pushed Town of Tonawanda officials to examine what leverage they might have
4. Pushed Town of Tonawanda officials to issue letters to our representatives in Albany in support of NY4All, to Congressmember Kennedy urging his intervention, as well as the landlord voicing concerns about CBP’s continued presence at 600 CWP
5. Pushed Congressmember Kennedy directly to issue a formal letter to CBP raising concerns for the wellness of detainees held at 600 CWP, especially following the news that Nurul Amin Shah Alam was left in Black Rock by CBP officers who are believed to be from this station.

We are far from done with our work at 600 CWP, but we are shifting our goals as well as who we plan to put pressure on.

We will continue to hold the vigils at least once a month indefinitely, and urge our members and followers to send a letter to Congressmember Kennedy urging that he come and conduct an inspection.

We will be posting more about our other next steps soon – in the meantime, if you are interested in joining this effort, which is part of our Tonawanda Tomorrow Team and our Tonawanda Just Transition Campaign, please reach out to Bridge.